Tag: Money
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The Parable of the Mexican Fisherman
Hey friends, I want to share this fun little story with you today. I stumbled across it a few years ago and it had an immediate impact on me, changing…
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The Beginner’s Mindset
Hey friends, A couple weeks ago I sent an email asking you guys to send in snippets/quotes that have helped you in your own life. This week, I want to feature one…
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A simple change to my nighttime routine
Hey friends, I want to talk about a simple change I made to my nighttime routine that’s changed the game for me. It came about after I skimmed through ‘Why…
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I’m not very good at languages
Hey friends, The other day, someone asked me whether I’d ever make a video about how to learn languages. I replied with ‘nah probably not, I’m not very good at…
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Snippets of life advice
Hey friends, If you’ve been on this email list for any length of time, you’ll probably know that I absolutely love life advice – reading about it, sharing it, attempting to come…
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Journey before destination
Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination. This is one of the ideals of the Knights Radiant, as told in Brandon Sanderson’s incredible The Stormlight Archive (I’m halfway through book…
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Force yourself to start
Hey friends, I want to share a snippet of productivity advice this week – If you want to start something, don’t wait, just start. Writing a personal statement or an essay?…
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My first death
Hey friends, I’m writing this email after getting home from a shift that ended up lasting 14 hours. One of our patients died tonight. It’s the first time that one…
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Overthinking
Hey friends, I want to share a story today. As some of you might know, I’ve recently started my first job as a junior doctor (we’re now around a month…
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Changing direction
Hey friends, A few months into my 4th year of medical school (ie: the first clinical year), I remember talking to one of the consultants on the ward. He asked…
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Be content to be thought foolish
Hey friends, Here’s a quote from one of my favourite Stoic philosophers, Epictetus: If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid. This fear of being thought…
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What pencil do you use?
Hey friends, You’ve probably heard of Stephen King. He’s like, the world’s most best-selling author of all time. He apparently attends lots of writers conferences where he does Q&As. Sometimes,…